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The economics of fishing the high seas.

Authors :
Sala, Enric
Mayorga, Juan
Costello, Christopher
Kroodsma, David
Palomares, Maria L. D.
Pauly, Daniel
Sumaila, U. Rashid
Zeller, Dirk
Source :
Science Advances. Jun2018, Vol. 4 Issue 6, p1-13. 13p.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

The article focuses on high-seas fishing effort, costs and benefits. It refers to the economic benefits of fishing the high seas at the scale of individual fleets, globally and nationally. It states that large government subsidies enables fishing at the current scale while patterns of fishing profitability vary widely between countries.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23752548
Volume :
4
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science Advances
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
130675778
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aat2504